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• Taiwan: Epidemics / Pandemics (health)

  Covid-19: Taiwan offers masks and medical aid to foreign countries, angering Beijing

  5 April, by CHUNG Lawrence

  • Self-ruled island has been frozen out of the World Health Organisation but its strong response to Covid-19 has helped raise its profile
  • Taipei has offered to donate 10 million face masks to countries that are battling the outbreak
  Taiwan has intensified its efforts to raise its global (...)

• Taiwan: Epidemics / Pandemics (health)

  Covid-19: Can Taiwan repeat its success in controlling Covid-19, with new infections from US and Europe on the way?

  1 April, by CHUNG Lawrence, Press Agencies

  • Fast response, transparency and efficacy have been credited for island’s success in controlling the disease locally so far, experts say
  • Taiwan will be tested in the weeks to come as Taiwanese return home from Europe and North America, where case numbers are rising
  Taiwan’s initial success at (...)